Mellisa Tolentino

Mellisa Tolentino started at SiliconANGLE covering the mobile and social scene. Over the years, her scope expanded to Bitcoin as well as the Internet of Things. SiliconANGLE gave Mellisa her break in writing and it has been an adventure ever since. She’s from the sunny country of Philippines where people always greet you with the warmest smile. If she’s not busy writing, she loves reading, watching TV series and movies, but what she enjoys the most is playing or just chilling on the couch with with her three dogs Ceecee, Ginger, and Rocky.

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Vimeo Teams With Dropbox as Cloud Tie-Ups Get Chic

Vimeo wants to be your ultimate video-go-to-guy and in that quest, they’ve entered into a new partnership with file-storing service Dropbox. Vimeo users can now add their Dropbox account on the Vimeo upload page or link the two sites in their account settings.  Users can automatically or manually upload videos via a “Vimeo” folder in ...

Motorola and Apple to Enter Licensing Agreement in Germany

Today’s mobile news roundup features: Motorola and Apple preparing to enter a licensing agreement; vendors taking necessary precaution at IFA 2012;  HTC to launch a new tablet; HotelTonoght opens in 10 new cities; and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 expected to have little improvement in today’s launch. Motorola-Apple licensing agreement After Google acquired Motorola Mobility many ...

Be Prepared this Hurricane Season: Apps, Google’s Crisis Response Map

Tropical storm Isaac, which left the Caribbean nation in complete devastation and 10 people dead, is headed to the State of Louisiana.  Reports are saying that there’s a possibility that the tropical storm could turn into a full-blown category one hurricane, but the residents of New Orleans and neighboring cities are confident they can survive ...

Expected Features for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung is set to unveil the Galaxy Note 2 tomorrow at an UnPacked event in Berlin, Germany just a few days ahead of the IFA 2012 show, which will run from August 31 to September 5. Since the event was announced, nothing much about the upcoming phablet has been revealed, but many are hoping the ...

Apple’s Win Means Big Opportunity for Nokia, Microsoft and RIM

The court siding with Apple in their US case against Samsung for patent infringement took its toll on Samsung as their shares took a dip, a negative effect on the South Korean company as investors are now doubtful as to how the company can bring more innovative devices when they got fined for doing just ...

Apple Seeks To Ban 8 Samsung Devices In The US

Today’s mobile news roundup features: Apple seeking a ban on eight Samsung devices in the US; Galaxy Note 2 specification leak; Google Wallet soon to integrate businesses; an iPhone case made for torture; and Magisto launching an Android app. Apple seeks to ban eight Samsung devices After Apple’s win in their case against Samsung, the ...

Are You the Greatest at Giving? Muhammad Ali Says Prove It, with New YouTube Project

Have you ever thought about life and what you’ve done to make a change?  You often read or hear about people’s selfless acts of kindness or heroes that have saved someone’s life.  And maybe, at some point you thought you just don’t have it in you, or you’re not the hero type.  But that’s not ...

How Apple Influenced Retail

If you want an Apple product, where’s the first place you go to?  An Apple Store.  There are hundreds of them scattered all over the world, and this has given them the edge over competition, creating a space to learn and play with their products. Sure, competitors have their store where they showcase their products, ...

Romney Uses Data-Mining Service, Targets Democrat Donors

Last week, we featured the story regarding Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s plans to start accepting donations via text messages, and other political efforts that involve social media.  Now we’ll take a look at how big data and the election go hand-in-hand. Did you know that by using your social networking account, like posting what ...

Apple To Hold Separate Launch Dates For iPhone 5 and iPad Mini

Chinese site Apple.pro posted photos from a Photobucket account which are believed to be of the upcoming iPhone 5. The said photos contain images which features the front panel complete with the LCD frame, front camera, flex cables and home button.  Based on the photos, the iPhone 5 will be available in black and white, ...